Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-07
FROM WASHINGTON.
fspecial Correspondents Of the Ale1s. GAzErTEJ
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Oct. Z. 1887.


Va. here to-day. says there is no doubt OF
the election OF DR.. Simpson, the democratic
candidate for the legislature in that county,
that the democrats there are united, tnat
many of the negro voieri have gone away,
that it is said by republicans there that Gen.
Malone will not spend much money there,
and tina. The old republican leaders have
lost much OF their ac ivity and influence.
Capt. VIM. Gary. an Alexandria county
democrat. ssys that certainly one of the
delegates from tina; county to the conVen'
ton to meet in Alexandria to morrow 10
nominate candidate for the legislature, is
for Judge stuart and that propa0iy '0'n
are.
Assistant Attorney. General jerks says
the government will ask the Z. 5. Supreme
Court 20 advance the Telephone case on Its
docket, aud that the request will probably
he gtan;ea.
Mr. Frank Hume, accompanied by pho
;osrapher, wcut 10 Arlington Heights to-
dav to have q view taken of Washington
from the site he has offered The trustees OF
the Catholic University for that institution.
Notwithstanding the denial at the State
DEPARTMENT Of the resignation Of Minister
Manning, i; is positively stated here, by
psopie who say they know, that though
formal resignation haa not yet been received,
; IL vii! be, and that it was with the under-
standing tnet il would be, that Mr.. Man
ninC's nomination was confirmed by the
Senate.
Az anticipated in this correspondence
Yesterday y large crowd witnessed the Shep'
herd procession here last night, but the
procession ITSELF ether than that part
of it supported by the District. such as the
police. the fremen and the soldier compa-
MES, and the bicrclers and the fire works.
YES an entire failure, being composed en-
t:rely of the employees Of city contractor
and some boys, mostly ooiored.
Representative Wilson. of W-st Virginia,
is here to day. He says the probable reve-
nue. policy OF the democrats in the next
Congress is indicated ny Mr.. Carlsle's ari
Gle in the current number OF the Forum
removal OF the tax on tobacco and on raw
ma elia, and either q removal or reduc-
ton ca some of the prime necessaries Of life.
He say3 he was surprised at the platform or
the Virginia democrats, and doesn't well
see low the democratic canvassers can
stand on it. He says he has been invited
by Mr. Barbour to do some campaign work
in the State, and will cheerfully do so if he
car help The cause.
An experienced Virginia sportsman, here
TO day, says there are more partridges 10
that State this fall than in many previous
seasons, owing probably to the favorable
conditions of the last winter on the old, and
the past summer on the young birds.
Rev Arthur Johns and family passed
through here oday on their way from Mid
Gleburg, Va, to Rockville, Nd, q call to
the Episcopal Church in which latter place
Mr.. Johns has accepted
The request of the authorities at Tampa,
Fla, for permission to use the government
tents at that place has been granted by the
Secretary of the Treasury. Surgeon Gen
era Hamilton has telegraphed to the Col
lector at Tampa to use every precaution 20
prevent the spread of yellow fever and 10
isolate the cases and notify him at once.
An Investigation, made at the instance of
the Department Of State, shows that 10 in:
fictitious disease exists among animals IN
Nova Scotia. The Treasury Department
has therefore revoked its instructions of the
10th ultimo prohibiting the landing of ami.
mails and hides from that country.
Mr. Randall mas returned to the city, hut
will leave tomorrow for Atlanta, where he
will make speech at the opening of the ex
position next week.
People from Tennessee, here to-day, say
that Mr.. Porter, ex-essistant Secretary of
State, intends TO make q contest in that
State for the seat in the .. S. Senate now
filed by Mr.. Harris.
Representative Hestand, of Pennsy lvania,
republican. here to-day, says the delegation
from his State to the next national republi-
can convention will vote for Blaine, who, he
also says, will be nominated
Capt. Shepherd, U. S. revenue collector
for the Alexandria district, was at the office
OF Com missioner Miller here to-day on bust
ness connected with his official duties.
The offerings of bonds 10 the Government to
day up to II o'clock amounted to S2I9,6oo OF
which 1912 500 were four and half per cents
and 81 100 four per cents.